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cvarneski
Couldn’t be any worse than Chris Hatcher.
dodgerfan711
Except late 2015 chris hatcher who was lights out
Harwood
That Hatcher is long gone unfortunately
cvarneski
That speaks to the time it takes for a solid relief pitcher to become irrelevant.
mcdusty31
I think 3 more guys became irrelevant since you posted this
AGAVE
rustyshackleford
Steroids must be giving him confidence again
Matt 43
Get it correct, HGH.
Rickey O'Sunnyvale
April Fools!
nationals2017
I don’t think so
trace
Good luck with that, Eric.
Not Xabial
Thank you
padreforlife
JUICER
BlueSkyLA
Easy to forget but Gagne’s other killer pitch was a rainbow curve he could throw in the upper 60s for strikes. If he still has that pitch he won’t need the old velocity to be effective. A long shot for sure but it would be cool to see him get the chance.
SamFuldsFive
If that’s the case, why did he wait 9 years to try and make a comeback?
Blue_Painted_Dreams_LA
I’m guessing the steroid incident and the book where he aired everyone out along with the under whelming performance left teams not wanting to take a chance. I guess new management and time heals old wounds. He’s not going to make it back to the bigs. Management seemed to value his input and ideas. This seems more like a mentor type roll where he could chase a dream one last time. It’s also probably a good faith effort in which Gagne can get back into the game beyond just playing.
Cam
This. Time heals, and people move on.
BlueSkyLA
He didn’t actually. He’s been pitching in the Canadian amateur league for a couple of years. He would hardly be the first to go that route back to pro ball, though few if any at his age have managed it.
atlbraves2010
I would think that if he has lost velocity on the fastball then he would have lost velocity on everything else. That would mean that his former rainbow curve at 65 is now a rainbow curve in the lower to mid 50’s.
however, isnt he coming back as a knuckleballer? or was that Brian Wilson?
bluejays92
That was Wilson.
atlbraves2010
apologies, I get my burnt out relievers mixed up
bsteady7
Ouch
Polish Hammer
That pitch worked well when coupled with the flaming fastball. Without that gas it’s not effective.
BlueSkyLA
I wouldn’t say that. The ability to change speeds is what makes the curve work and it doesn’t have to be a 30MPH differential. Few pitchers manage more than 20-25 between their breaking pitches and fastballs and many get by with ten. The huge differential was one of the reasons Gagne was so dominant for so long but it isn’t essential for effectiveness or hardly anybody would be effective.
timyanks
oh yea of little longshot faith
lesterdnightfly
In a related note, Vern Gagne is coming back to the WWE circuit.
And Greg Gagne has put up shocking power numbers at age 55, and will start at shortstop for the Padres.
giants51
41 …… Holy Cow……
arcadia Ldogg
Just stupid to consider signing that crap. No one will sign him and it will be another crack-induced dream by Ben Smith.
Senioreditor
You obviously know nothing about the relief pitching market. He will be signed to a minor league contract and we’ll see what happens?
Bub_36
Sign him. Game Over!
1988wasalongtimeago
Where is Tom Neidenfuer?
AGAVE
And where are the Weaver brothers to step in and help?
Oh yeah, Pads’